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Employer Role In Employee Mental Health & Wellness
Psychiatrists, Dr. Ken Duckworth, Chief Medical Officer at NAMI, and Dr. Don Fowls, managed care expert and healthcare consultant, have worked with employers and employer groups across the country. In… Read MoreHHS Announces $14.2 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding For Pediatric Mental Health
On May 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced a $14.2 million funding opportunity to expand Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA). The funding is… Read MoreKeeping Your “High Performers” From Burnout
Burnout is a word we’ve heard often in the past 14 months. In one 2021 study across different industries, age groups, and experience levels, 52% of employee respondents said they were feeling burned out, up from… Read MoreChildren’s Mental Health, The Pandemic, & The Next Normal
Children’s Hospital Colorado declared a mental health “state of emergency.” What was the criteria for this state of emergency? The system saw a 90% increase in demand for behavioral health treatment for… Read MoreMental Health Symptoms & Emergency Department Presentations Rise During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Federal survey data for April 2020 through February 2021 indicate that during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, about 38% of adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression,… Read MoreSuicide Rate Among Female Nurses Is Double The General Female Population Rate
Between 2017 and 2018, the suicide rate among female nurses in the U.S. was almost double that of the general female population rate, and was also higher than that of… Read MoreHow Virtual Behavioral Health Organizations “Fit” In the Health Care Ecosystem
Investments in behavioral health virtual delivery systems have dwarfed investments in brick and mortar services. In 2020, digital behavioral health funding increased nearly threefold over 2019, with $1.8 billion in… Read MoreOutpatient Mental Health Clinics With Higher Fidelity To ‘Zero Suicide’ Practices Had Lower Odds Of A Suicide Incident
Outpatient mental health clinics with higher fidelity to “Zero Suicide” (ZS) practices had a 69% lower likelihood of having a suicide incident. The odds of a suicide incident at clinics… Read MoreCOVID—What We Know Is A Moving Target
This week, we heard some good and bad news about COVID-19. On November 9, Pfizer announced that the vaccine it has developed with German drugmaker BioNTech may be more than… Read More - PsychU For You
